Thread: I just got my new razor :(

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

Is there an alternative to razor coffins that can be bought these days? They protect the razor from damage and prevent it from opening. Therefore, even if some idiot customs inspector would neglect re-wrapping the razor, he would put it back in the box. However that wouldn't stop him from closing it like a buck-knife. I've seen a knucklehead buddy slam my Satinedge shut. Ofcourse he won't be allowed to come within 10ft of my rotation.

If I may offer a suggestion. I was thinking about the exact same thing yesterday(well, not those coffins because I don't even know what those are :s) and this is what I thought off. I went to the store and bought a steradent tube (something for cleaning false teeth), cleaned and dried that. I got chirugical cotton swabs (just large cotton swabs), you roll those out for the length of the razor and cut it (first put some cotton on the bottom of the tube) in the right size, then reduce its thickness to about 1/3 of the original size so it pads but doesn't press the razor together.

Next you can first wrap the razor in plastic so it doesn't get 'contamined' by the cotton fibers and it'll stay together, then roll it in the cotton. Finally slide it in the tube and you'll have a nice padded sealed hard package. put the 'lever'(?) on top so you can pull it out gently by that when opening.

As for closing it: I'd close the top extra with something specific like stamps or a sticker, something they don't readily have a customs or anywhere else, that way it'll be clear when someone has tampered with it. I think this whole setup would cost you about $2/razor.

Well, that's my €0.02

But it's fairly labor intensive so it would add more than $2 to the final price. More like the $5-10 range.